Thread: The Libyan Crisis

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ervention.html

"European diplomatic sources said that military operations could be under way "within hours" of the UN vote, using Nato and British airborne forces already in the region.
Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, said a wide-range of options were being considered short of direct boots on the ground, including a no-fly zone, the deployment of drones and arming the rebels.
A UN Security Council resolution drafted by Britain, France and the United States proposed to use "all necessary measures" to protect Libyan civilians, language that would clear the way for air attacks on any of Col Gaddafi's forces moving against non-military targets.
The resolution had the strong support of Lebanon and some other Arab nations, but as negotiations at the UN headquarters in New York extended into the evening, the positions of other key players was unresolved.
Supporters of the resolution hope that China and Russia would merely abstain rather than use their power of veto held as permanent members of the Security Council."

"Libya: 11th hour bid to stop Gaddafi as US finally backs intervention
A military intervention against Col Muammar Gaddafi's onslaught on Libyan rebels has been proposed at the UN in an eleventh-hour attempt to stop the dictator crushing opposition strongholds."

Libya resolution: UN security council air strikes vote - live | World news | guardian.co.uk

"Voting for the resolution

Permanent members: United States, Britain, France
Non-permanent members:: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Gabon, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, South Africa

Abstentions

Permanent members: Russia, China
Non-permanent members: Germany, Brazil, India"

"Here's the result: 10 in favour, zero against, five abstentions. So the vote went exactly as predicted. "The resolution 1973/2011 is adopted.," says the chairman."